Canada's First Nations

A History of Founding Peoples from Earliest Times, Fourth Edition

The late Olive Patricia Dickason and David T. McNab

Canada's First Nations is a comprehensive history of Canada's original inhabitants. Using an interdisciplinary approach that combines techniques from history, anthropology, archaeology, biology, sociology, and political science, the story of the more than 50 First Nations of Canada is carefully
woven together. A central argument in the text is that Amerindians and Inuit have responded to persistent colonial pressures through attempts at co-operation, episodes of resistance, and politically sophisticated efforts to preserve their territory and culture. The fourth edition has been fully
updated to include current topics such as the effects of global warming on the Innu, the Ipperwash Inquiry, and the Caledonia land claims dispute. This is a text that transcends the familiar and narrow focus on Native-White relations to identify the history of the First Nations as a separate and
proud tradition.

List of MapsAcknowledgementsIntroductionPart I: At the Beginning1. And the People Came2. Settling In3. Metropolises and Intercultural Contacts4. Canada When Europeans ArrivedPart II: The Outside World Intrudes5. Inuit and Beothuk6.
On the Eatern Edge of the Mainland7. People of the Sunrise8. Hurons, Five Nations, and Europeans9. Huronia's Loss is the Bay's Gain10. Some Amerindian-Colonial Wars11. Amerindians in the French New WorldPart III: Spread Across the Continent12. Amerindians in
a Shifting World13. On the Great Plains14. Westward and NorthwardPart IV: Towards New Horizons15. Turntable of 1812-181416. Canadian Aboriginal World in the Early Nineteeth Century17. Pre-Confederation Administration in the Canadas18. The many Fronts within
Confederation19. First Numbered Treaties, Police and the Indian ActPart V: Into the Contemporary World20. As the Old Way Fades, the New Looks Bleak21. Time of Troubles, Time of Repression22. Leading to an Administrative Shift23. Canadian Courts and Aboriginal
Rights24. First Nations at Home and Abroad25. Development Heads North26. Social Fact and Development Theory27. Rocky Road to Self-Government28. Coercion, Standoffs, an Agreement, and the Royal Commission29. We Are Sorry?EpilogueAppendix: National Historic
Sites of Canada Commemorating Aboriginal HistoryNotesBibliographyIndex

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Olive Patricia Dickason is Professor Emeritus at the University of Alberta. She is the author of several books, including The Myth of the Savage (1984, 1997) and, with L.C. Green, The Laws of Nations and the New World (1989). Dr Dickason was named a Member of the Order of Canada in 1996 and
received the Aboriginal Life Achievement Award, Canadian Native Arts Foundation, in 1997. Throughout her distinguished career she has remained proud of her Métis heritage. David T. McNab is an Associate Professor of Native Studies at York University. He has written widely on the topics of Aboriginal
history and literature, Aboriginal land and treaty rights, British imperial history, Canadian history, and Ontario history. Professor McNab also serves as an advisor on land and treaty rights and governance issues for a number of First Nations and other Aboriginal organizations in Ontario and
Newfoundland.

Truly comprehensive. Ensuring students are getting a complete and detailed understanding of the history of Canada's First Nations, the text provides a thorough study of First Nations peoples from as far back as can be constructed from archaeological evidence to present
day.

Interdisciplinary approach. Embracing approaches from a variety of disciplines, including archaeology, anthropology, biology, sociology, political science, and history, the text gives students a well-rounded, balanced overview of the past and present of Canada's First Nations.

Updated art
program. New to this edition are 20 additional photos and a map of historical sites, which will appeal to visual learners.

NEW! Current topics. The text has been updated to include recent events such as the effects of global warming on the Innu, the Ipperwash Inquiry, and the Caledonia land
claims dispute, ensuring students are reading a text that is relevant and up-to-date.

NEW! 2006 Census data. Included in this edition is the recently released 2006 Census data, providing students with the most current Canadian data available.